by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Tell me, o love
Language: English
Shepherd: Tell me, o love, when shall it be That thy fair eyes shall shine on me, Whom nothing now reviveth? Nymph: I pray thee, shepherd, leave thy fears; Drown not thy heart and eyes with tears; Such sighs my sense depriveth. Shepherd: Alas, sweet nymph, I cannot choose, Since thou estranged liv'st from me. Nymph: O do not me for that accuse, My love, my life doth live in thee. Both: Alas, what joy is in such love Shepherd: That ever lives apart, Nymph: And never other comforts prove But cares that kill the heart? Shepherd: O let me die! Nymph: And so will I! Both: Yet stay, sweet love, and sing this song with me: Time brings to pass what Love thinks could not be.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alfonso Ferrabosco (c1575 - 1628), "Tell me, o love", subtitle: "A Dialogue between a Shepherd and a Nymph" [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 127